Mohite Mineral Data

General Mohite Information

Chemical Formula:

Cu2SnS3

Composition:

Molecular Weight = 342.00 gm

Copper 37.16 % Cu

Tin 34.71 % Sn

Sulfur 28.13 % S

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100.00 %

Empirical Formula:

Cu₂SnS₃

Environment:

Hydrothermal origin.

IMA Status:

Approved IMA 1982

Locality:

Kochbulak deposit, eastern Uzbekistan. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Name Origin:

Named for Gunter Moh, University of Heidelberg, Germany.

Name Pronunciation:

Mohite

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Mohite Crystallography

Axial Ratios:

a:b:c =0.5768:1:1.7315

Cell Dimensions:

a = 6.64, b = 11.51, c = 19.93, Z = 12; alpha = 90°, beta = 109.75°, gamma = 90° V = 1,433.58 Den(Calc)= 4.75

Crystal System:

Triclinic - PedialH-M Symbol (1) Space Group: P1

$Help on X Ray Diffraction:$ X Ray Diffraction:

By Intensity(I/I_o): 3.13(1), 1.92(0.7), 2.72(0.2),

Physical Properties of Mohite

Color:

Greenish gray.

Density:

4.86

Diaphaneity:

Opaque

Habit:

Microscopic Crystals - Crystals visible only with microscopes.

Hardness:

4 - Fluorite

Luster:

Metallic

Streak:

gray

Optical Properties of Mohite

RL Anisotrophism:

Distinct, but without color effects..

RL Color:

Gray with greenish tint.

Reflectivity

**Standardized Intensity (100%) Reflection Spectra of Mohite in Air**
λ	R	∑ R(λ)
440 nm	24.60
460 nm	24.70
480 nm	25.30
500 nm	25.60
520 nm	25.40
540 nm	25.50
560 nm	25.60
580 nm	25.70
600 nm	25.60
620 nm	25.70
640 nm	26.00
660 nm	25.90
680 nm	26.20
700 nm	26.40

**Calculated Relative Intensity Colors of Mohite in Air**
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Calculated Properties of Mohite

Electron Density:

Bulk Density (Electron Density)=4.33 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Mohite =4.75 gm/cc.

Fermion Index:

Fermion Index = 0.05
Boson Index = 0.95

Photoelectric:

PE_Mohite= 123.49 barns/electron
U=PE_Mohite x rElectron Density= 535.12 barns/cc.

Radioactivity:

GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)
Mohite is Not Radioactive

Mohite Classification

Dana Class:

02.09.16.01 (02)Sulfides - Including Selenides and Tellurides

(02.09)where Am Bn Xp, with (m+n):p=1:1

(02.09.16)Dana Group

02.09.16.01 Mohite Cu2SnS3 P1 1

Strunz Class:

02.CB.15b 02 - SULFIDES and SULFOSALTS (sulfides, selenides, tellurides; arsenides, antimonides, bismuthides; sulfarsenites, sulf

02.C - Metal Sulfides, M:S = 1:1 (and similar)

02.CB -With Zn, Fe, Cu, Ag, Au, etc

02.CB.15b Mohite Cu2SnS3 P1 1

Other Mohite Information

References:

NAME( AntBidBlaNic1) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990)

See Also:

Links to other databases for Mohite :
1 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database
2 - Athena
3 - EUROmin Project
4 - Ecole des Mines de Paris
5 - GeoScienceWorld
6 - Google Images
7 - Google Scholar
8 - Handbook of Mineralogy (MinSocAm)
9 - Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA)
10 - MinDAT
11 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch)
12 - Online Mineral Museum
13 - QUT Mineral Atlas
14 - Ruff.Info

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Mohite

Cu2SnS3
Dana No: 02.09.16.01 Strunz No: 02.CB.15b
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